Not exact matches
The government says that proposed legislation, Bill 8, could require
credit -
reporting agencies to give consumers
free online access to their current
credit score at least twice a year and to disclose information in a
credit report about any scores that were given to third
parties over the past 12 months.
Unfortunately this is one of the most confused topics for consumers because there are many third -
party agencies that promote
free credit reports that also have strings attached.
However, since FICO ® is a third -
party algorithm, the
credit bureaus are not required to provide a free FICO ® Credit Score with your free credit r
credit bureaus are not required to provide a
free FICO ®
Credit Score with your free credit r
Credit Score with your
free credit r
credit report.
You can get your
free credit report from the major
credit bureaus without having to use a third -
party service at all.
Here is a link to the Federal Trade Commission showing you how to avoid being scammed by third
parties offering supposed
free credit reports, as well as a link to the Fair Credit Reportin
credit reports, as well as a link to the Fair
Credit Reportin
Credit Reporting Act.